On This Day

Thursday, October 1, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 97 50 .660 --
Red Sox 89 59 .601 8.5
Senators 77 72 .517 21.0
Tigers 78 73 .517 21.0
Browns 69 80 .463 29.0
Yankees 68 81 .456 30.0
White Sox 68 82 .453 30.5
Naps 51 100 .338 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 56 .616 --
Giants 80 68 .541 11.0
Cardinals 78 69 .531 12.5
Cubs 75 73 .507 16.0
Phillies 73 76 .490 18.5
Robins 72 76 .486 19.0
Pirates 65 83 .439 26.0
Reds 58 90 .392 33.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 84 64 .568 --
Hoosiers 81 65 .555 2.0
Terrapins 78 66 .542 4.0
Buffeds 76 67 .531 5.5
Tip-Tops 73 72 .503 9.5
Packers 65 79 .451 17.0
Rebels 60 81 .426 20.5
Terriers 61 84 .421 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Janvrin 4
1 Jack Martin 4
3 Jimmy Austin 3
3 Ed Burns 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Jimmy Walsh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Hugh Bradley 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Doc Cook 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Burt Shotton 3
2 Max Carey 2
2 Frank Delahanty 2
2 Del Pratt 2
2 Rollie Zeider 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George LeClair 1.17
2 Babe Adams 1.00
3 Doc Watson 0.83
4 Red Ames 0.75
5 Weldon Wyckoff 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Iron Davis 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Fittery 8
2 Iron Davis 7
2 George LeClair 7
4 Red Ames 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .333
2 Sherry Magee .321
3 Jack Dalton .320
4 Zack Wheat .315
5 Rebel Oakes .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Vic Saier 18
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
4 Duke Kenworthy 15
4 Sherry Magee 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 102
2 Sherry Magee 98
3 Gavvy Cravath 97
4 Sam Crawford 95
5 Heinie Zimmerman 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 68
1 Fritz Maisel 68
3 George Burns 61
4 Eddie Collins 56
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.65
3 Walter Johnson 1.69
4 Rube Foster 1.83
5 Bill Doak 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 28
2 Pete Alexander 27
2 Walter Johnson 27
4 Bill James 26
4 Dick Rudolph 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 223
2 Walter Johnson 222
3 Pete Alexander 208
4 Earl Moseley 202
5 2 tied 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Larry Cheney 6
1 Dave Davenport 6
1 Russ Ford 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Austin .429
2 Casey Stengel .421
3 Jack Fournier .418
4 Sherry Magee .415
5 Jake Daubert .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
2 Sherry Magee 3
2 Dutch Zwilling 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 24
2 Gavvy Cravath 19
3 Chick Gandil 16
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Del Pratt 8
2 Burt Shotton 8
4 Eddie Foster 7
4 Eddie Murphy 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.00
2 Chief Bender 0.50
2 Dan Griner 0.50
4 Harry Hoch 0.60
5 Hippo Vaughn 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Rudolph 5
2 Raleigh Aitchison 4
2 Jeff Pfeffer 4
2 Jack Quinn 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 33
2 Pete Alexander 29
2 Cy Falkenberg 29
2 Walter Johnson 29
5 Tom Seaton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 2
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Claude Hendrix 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Casey Stengel .400
2 Benny Meyer .398
3 Jake Daubert .379
4 Zack Wheat .379
5 Steve Yerkes .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 9
2 Sherry Magee 4
2 Dutch Zwilling 4
4 Beals Becker 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 40
2 George Cutshaw 35
3 Red Smith 31
4 Sherry Magee 28
5 Solly Hofman 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 17
2 George Burns 16
2 Charlie Hanford 16
4 Eddie Murphy 15
5 Ty Cobb 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.56
2 Jim Shaw 0.91
3 Bill Doak 1.50
4 Cy Falkenberg 1.51
5 Raleigh Aitchison 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Rudolph 9
2 Pete Alexander 8
2 Bill James 8
4 Ray Collins 6
4 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 79
2 Bill James 54
3 Pete Alexander 53
4 Cy Falkenberg 52
5 Walter Johnson 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 3
2 Cy Falkenberg 2
2 Frank Smith 2
4 George Baumgardner 1
4 34 others tied 1